Strings of fire

When it comes to “Guitar Hero,” a Minnesota teenager is on top of the world — no strings attached.

Chris Chike, 16, is the Guinness World Record holder for the highest score for a song on the video game "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock,” according to newspaper reports.

Competing against other gamers, Chike, of Rochester, earned 870,647 points — or 97 percent completion on the Expert Level —for the song "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce.

"It's like out of this world," the Century High School junior said after setting the mark on the plastic guitar.

Players hit buttons (there are no strings) while watching a video screen and score points based on how well they keep time with the song.

"Chris' accomplishments are nothing short of amazing," said Guinness World Records judge Doug Parsons, on hand to certify the attempt.

Chike's record-setting effort at the Web2Zone Cyber Center came during Guinness' launch of its Gamer's Edition 2008.

How fast can you text?

Try the paragraph the Guinness Book of Records uses to crown the world’s
fastest texter:

The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.

More than 67 seconds? U lose.